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I honestly don't want Hollywood to look at anime for success. The only lesson they'll take out of it is that you can still get a popular product with a tiny budget.

the stick figure art is such a copout. so much of humor comes from expression, and you don't have any visible emotion in these blank circles. he could at least try faces, but no; he may as well just type these out with no art at all, because it'd be just as flat and boring, with even less of the work (which is apparently what matters most)

I think this comic explains the joke too much, this one does it too

Janeway did nothing wrong

advocating for a 'one state solution' is advocating for genocide, regardless of which state someone thinks should cease to exist. it isn't possible to abolish israel or palestine without an actual genocide occurring

What was supposed to be a time of celebration for Asna Tabassum the University of Southern Californias 2024 valedictorian has turned to disappointment after the university denied her the chance to give a speech at commencement over security concerns.

Over the past several days, discussion relating to the selection of our valedictorian has taken on an alarming tenor, USC Provost Andrew Guzman said in an online campus-wide letter. The intensity of feelings, fueled by both social media and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, has grown to include many voices outside of USC and has escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement."

Tabassum a first-generation South Asian-American Muslim, according to a statement she released via the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles would have delivered her speech at the graduation ceremony on May 10.

I am both shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the University is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice, Tabassum said in the online statement. I am not surprised by those who attempt to propagate hatred. I am surprised that my own university my home for four years has abandoned me.

As tensions in the Middle East rage on, the deadly war in Gaza has yielded a dire humanitarian crisis while stoking angst across the world as supporters of Israel and Hamas advocate online and in the streets, many in support of a ceasefire.

The change to USCs commencement program only affects plans for a student speech, the universitys Associate Vice President for Strategic and Crisis Communications Lauren Bartlett told CNN.

Bartlett declined to say what security concerns drove the schools decision, saying, In the interest of safety and security, we dont disclose specific threats around the assessment.

For her part, Tabassum harbors serious doubts about whether USCs decision to revoke my invitation to speak is made solely on the basis of safety, she said in the online statement.

The doubts linger because I am not aware of any specific threats against me or the university, because my request for the details underlying the universitys threat assessment has been denied, and because I am not being provided any increased safety to be able to speak at commencement, Tabassum said.

When asked if Tabassum will still be permitted to participate in the graduation ceremony and what security measures were in place to secure her safety, Bartlett said she didnt have that information. A Chino Hills, California native, Tabassum studied biomedical engineering with a minor in resistance to genocide and an interest in global health care equity.

Instead of canceling Tabassums speech, the university should take more steps to secure a safe graduation environment, said Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Los Angeles.

Even though USC has maintained Asnas position as valedictorian, the cowardly decision to cancel her speech empowers voices of hate and censorship, violates USCs obligation to protect its students and sends a terrible signal to both Muslim students at USC and all students who dare to express support for Palestinian humanity, Ayloush said in an online statement.

Bartlett also did not have information about whether the school considered letting Tabassum share her speech before or after the graduation ceremony, she said.

To be clear: this decision has nothing to do with freedom of speech, said the provost, Guzman. There is no free-speech entitlement to speak at a commencement. The issue here is how best to maintain campus security and safety, period.

While this is disappointing, he noted, tradition must give way to safety.

That doesn't sound that odd to me

Mnangat has told BBC Sport Africa that the trio ran as pacemakers.

The Kenyan said four runners had been contracted to help He break the Chinese half-marathon record of one hour two minutes 33 seconds, and that one of them did not finish the race.